CERTIFICATE IV IN BUSINESS

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a variety of Business Services job roles. These individuals may have supervisory performance accountabilities.

Individuals in these roles carry out a mix of specialist and moderately complex administrative or operational tasks that require self-development skills. They use well-developed skills and a broad knowledge base to apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems and analyse information from a variety of sources. They may provide leadership and guidance to others with some limited responsibility for the output of others.

The following units are included in this course and all are required for the award of the qualification. Students who only complete some units will be awarded with a Statement of Attainment for units successfully completed.

Training and assessment information:

This course is delivered face-to-face in a classroom-based setting.

The timetable for this course will be advised in your Offer Letter and Student Agreement.

You are required to attend classes for 20 hours per week for 40 study weeks (4 terms of 10 weeks each).  Holiday breaks are as indicated in your timetable.

Class sessions include a mix of theory and practical activities with a focus on creating a real life workplace.

In addition to classroom based learning, you will also need to complete approximately 5 hours of additional, unsupervised study per week including general reading and research for assessments.

You will also need to complete assessments for this course which may include:

• Written questions
• Projects
• Presentations
• Reports
• Role plays/observations

At the beginning of each unit, your trainer and assessor will outline the assessment tasks that must be completed.

Your classes will be conducted in modern classrooms and you will be able to access Wi-Fi. There are also areas for you to relax, as well as conduct additional study.

You will be provided with a Student Guide relevant to each unit in your course. Textbooks are also available onsite for you to use and borrow if you wish.

Course progress and attendance:

Satisfactory course progress and attendance is very important in order to meet visa requirements. Please read the International Student Handbook carefully for more information. You will also be provided with further information about course progress and attendance requirements at your orientation.

Course credit:

You can apply for recognition of existing qualifications or skills, knowledge and experience (credit transfer or recognition of prior learning) as per the information included in our International Student Handbook, which is available at https://illoura.edu.au

If you are granted course credit, this will affect your  course fees as well as the duration of your course.  We will advise you in writing of changes to fees or course duration as a result of  the credit. You will also be issued with a new Confirmation of Enrolment.

For any questions about course credit, contact us at the details shown below.

Student support:

We offer the following in relation to support and welfare.

• one-to-one support from the trainer/assessor
• support with personal issues
• access to additional learning resources
• reasonable adjustment in assessment
• social events
• information about external sources of support.

You may not have studied for a while, may have English as a second language or need additional assistance with literacy or numeracy.

We will identify any additional support needs you may have at the time of application and enrolment and may prepare a Student Support Plan for you based on those needs.